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Market Analysis The Wobbly Wall of Worry By Richard Suttmeier Street.com Contributor 7/24/2007 3:30 PM EDT To borrow loosely from Pink Floyd, bad news may be just another brick in the proverbial wall of worry. However, that wall is starting to wobble as the bricks keep piling up higher. Let's take a look at what they are.
1. The homebuilders continue to slide to new 52-week lows. 2. The stealth bear market in financials is spreading. - Shares of many community banks are falling like dominoes.
- Regional banks are increasing loan-loss provisions, as leader Bank of America (BAC) trades to a new 52-week low.
- Investment banks are struggling with wider credit spreads and continued fallout from subprime. Even top-performing Goldman Sachs (GS) , which hit an all-time high in late May, has fallen below its 200-day simple moving average for the first time since July 2005.
3. The Dow Earnings Scorecard is negative this quarter, as solid-gold earnings are built into Dow 14,000. So far, there have been seven wins and 12 losses; compare that to 21 wins and nine losses in the first-quarter earnings season. - Dow components DuPont (DD) and McDonald's (MCD) were trading lower after their earnings announcements earlier today.
- What's new this quarter is how domestic issues are outweighing favorable international sales. Caterpillar (CAT) cited weakening North American demand on slowing residential construction as an earnings drag. Its stock was trading at an all-time high the day before its earnings report, but has since slipped. This was the first earnings report to illustrate that the weakening U.S. economy is more important for stocks than the global economy. DuPont dittoed Caterpillar's comments, as well.
- On July 17, Coca-Cola (KO) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported better-than-expected quarterly results and traded higher in the premarket. However, these stocks ended lower that day, which kept the Dow from closing above 14,000.
- Great earnings from IBM (IBM) after the July 18 close and from Honeywell (HON) before the July 19 open propelled the Dow to a close just above 14,000 on July 19. However, Caterpillar's premarket report on July 20 caused the Dow to reject the 14,000 level.
4. Earnings from overvalued and overbought tech stocks have been equally disappointing. - Shares of Google (GOOG) plunged 8.5% from an all-time high of $558.58 on July 16 to its 50-day simple moving average at $510.78 on July 20. This sets a cautious tone for growth stocks.
- Intel (INTC) was another overvalued and overbought tech stock that dropped from a 52-week high.
- Earnings from Texas Instruments (TXN) were a disappointment after Monday's close, calling into question the demand for chips for cell phones and other electronic devices. It was overvalued and overbought before its quarterly reporting was released.
Earnings Reports to Focus On The key earnings reports for the rest of this week come from three key tech stocks and three more Dow components. Momentum will be put to the test, as only one of the six is not overvalued, overbought and trading at a 52-week or all-time high. Here's a look at the names: Tech & Dow Earnings | 23-Jul Price | Rating | (-UV) / OV By | Fair Value | MOM | 5-Week MMA | Value Levels | Pivots | Risky Levels | 24-Jul-07 | Amazon (AMZN) | $71.74 | HOLD | 51.50% | $47.35 | OB | $68.80 | 62.90 S | 73.20 S | 74.63 A | 25-Jul-07 | Apple (AAPL) | $143.70 | HOLD | 31.10% | $107.96 | OB | $126.86 | 128.59 Q | | none | Boeing (BA) | $104.04 | HOLD | 10.10% | $94.47 | OB | $98.98 | 96.45 S | 99.99 Q / 100.83 Q | 108.86 S | Qualcomm (QCOM) | $42.75 | HOLD | -8.10% | $46.69 | DM | $43.50 | 38.48 W | 45.51 M / 45.97 Q | 51.90 Q / 53.18 S | 26-Jul-07 | 3M (MMM) | $90.87 | HOLD | 14.50% | $79.40 | OB | $87.57 | 85.41 Q | 89.65 A | 97.66 S / 99.77 S | Exxon Mobil (XOM) | $93.44 | S BUY | 24.00% | $75.37 | OB | $86.20 | 82.28 Q | 87.66 S | 94.19 D | Key: MOM, momentum; OB, overbought; DM, declining momentum; RM, rising momentum; OS, oversold; F, flat; M, monthly; Q, quarterly; S, semiannual; A, annual. A value level is a price at which my models project that buyers will emerge; a risky level is a price at which investors are likely to reduce holdings, according to my models. A pivot is a value or risky level that has been breached in its particular time horizon; the stock will likely trade around this pivot. Source: RightSide.com |
- Amazon (AMZN) : This stock has already tested my semiannual pivot at $73.20 and its annual risky level at $74.63 with a 52-week high at $75.35 on July 13. Investors have already had a chance to reduce positions before the risk of an earnings report from an extremely overvalued and overbought stock. The risk is to my semiannual value level at $62.90. (Hier lag Suttmeier falsch. AMZN hatte gestern blowout-Zahlen und stieg nachbörslich um 20 % - A.L.)
- Apple (AAPL) : It reached another all-time high of $145.22 just yesterday, and I do not show a risky level. Obviously, a huge earnings report is factored into the price of this overvalued and overbought stock. However, Apple was down today after AT&T's (T) report showed disappointing iPhone sales. The risk is to my quarterly value level at $128.59.
- Boeing (BA) : This name flew to a new all-time high of $104.55 yesterday, partly thanks to hype about the 787 Dreamliner, which is not yet in the company's profit-and-loss statement. The upside for this overvalued and overbought stock should be limited to my semiannual risky level at $108.86.
- Qualcomm (QCOM) : It has been on a slide, and my value level is the stock's 200-week simple moving average at $38.48. The stock tested $45.58 on July 19, which gave investors a chance to reduce positions between my monthly and quarterly pivots at $45.51 and $45.97.
- 3M (MMM) : This is another multinational that depends on international sales, so keep an eye on whether domestic issues take precedence for investors. The stock is also overvalued and overbought after reaching an all-time high of $92.32 on July 16. If the stock ends the day below my annual pivot at $89.65, any good earnings news may be factored into this stock.
- Exxon Mobil (XOM) : It's rated a strong buy, according to ValuEngine, but after hitting another all-time high of $93.62, the stock is 24% overvalued with an extremely overbought weekly chart profile. It remains the only Dow component rated a strong buy, and when I profiled it on July 10, I mentioned that momentum traders can stay long this stock as long as it remains above my monthly pivot at $85.24. With Nymex crude oil peaking at $76.39 between my quarterly pivot at $74.48 and my quarterly resistance at $76.48, traders should take some gains on this name.
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